If you're not yet listening to English>Swedish translator Tess Whitty's new podcast Marketing tips for translators, I highly recommend it! Last night while cooking dinner, I listened to Tess interviewing Karen Tkaczyk about the pros, cons and best practices of working in a highly specialized … [Read more...] about Podcasts, present and future
Raising your translation rates: how and when
No matter how long you've been a freelancer, rates are always a source of intense stress: charge too much, and you're afraid of having too little work. Charge too little, and you're afraid of not earning enough. There are lots of ways to think about rates (see my previous post about deciding how … [Read more...] about Raising your translation rates: how and when
New course: Beyond the Basics of Freelancing
I'm excited to announce that my new course, Beyond the Basics of Freelancing, is now open for registration! For a while, I've been wanting to offer a more advanced course as a sequel to Getting Started as a Freelance Translator (running since 2006!), and I've finally forced myself to work on the … [Read more...] about New course: Beyond the Basics of Freelancing
New podcast: Marketing tips for translators
Congratulations to English-Swedish translator Tess Whitty on the launch of her new podcast, Marketing tips for translators! Tess has a degree in marketing, and in each episode of her podcast she'll be interviewing a guest about a niche aspect of marketing for translators. Tess has four episodes … [Read more...] about New podcast: Marketing tips for translators
How to write a winning ATA conference proposal: free webinar tomorrow!
UPDATE: the live webinar is now full, but a free recording will be available afterward! Thank you to everyone who registered. Tomorrow (Wednesday, 1/22/2013), I'll be presenting a free webinar for the American Translators Association, entitled How to write a winning ATA conference proposal. If … [Read more...] about How to write a winning ATA conference proposal: free webinar tomorrow!